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Advocate, November 2006, Vol. [18], No. [3], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Hunter, City Fight to Grab Beloved School. Chad Turner (p. 1)

From the Editor’s Desk: “What are We Gonna Do Now?” (p. 2)

GC Technology: GC Paper Use Getting Out of Control. (p. 2)

Academic Repression in the First Person: Lies, Damn Lies, and David Horowitz. Grover Furr (p. 4)

Dispatches from the Front: Writing to the Test: A Cautionary Tale. Ethan Campbell (p. 6)

Fixing the Academic Labor Crisis: Lessons from History. Carl Lindskoog (p. 7)

A GC Refugee Finds Respect — in Canada. Tony Monchinski (p. 8)

Make a Diff: Volunteer for the Holidays. Advocate …

Advocate, October 2006, Vol. [18], No. [2], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Excessive Force and James Fyfe’s Long Shadow. Charles Lieberman (p. 1)

Columbia Protesters Oust Minuteman (p. 1)

From the Editor’s Desk: Of Devils and Democracy (p. 2)

The Present and Future of University Podcasting. Advocate Staff (p. 4)

GC Technology: Working Towards the Future. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (p. 5)

On the Horizon: The One-Year Plan. (p. 5)

Academic Repression in the First Person: The Dangers of a Timid Administration. Timothy Shortell (p. 6)

Graduate Student Workers: Help the Adjunct Project Serve You Better. Carl Lindskoog, Adjunct Project Coordinator (p. 6)

Jesus Camp NYC: Les Frères Corbusier Do …

Understanding Arkansas’ Education Funding Formula, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

Over the last two years, Arkansas’ education funding system has undergone a variety of changes. Despite the news coverage and public attention over education funding, there remains general confusion around the state about school spending. We have produced periodic briefs to help explain the changes; however, we believe that a straightforward question and answer style brief could be helpful in sifting through the various documents about education spending in Arkansas. Four specific questions seem to be discussed consistently regarding education funding: • How much money has been allocated for education in Arkansas? • How has education funding changed over the …

Preschool And Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Advocate, September 2006, Vol. [18], No. [1], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Graduate Center Set to Go Wireless: 1^st Phase Done by End of Spring ‘07, IT Provost says. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (p. 1)

CUNY’s Iraq Vets Seeking New Purpose in Activism. Marriah Star (p. 1)

BoT Buys Baruch Prez a House. Advocate Staff (p. 1)

From the Editor’s Desk: Our Fashionable Cynicism (p. 2)

GC Technology: New Tech Chief Faces Thankless Role. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (p. 2)

Academic Repression in the First Person: Two Plus Two Make Four – and Substantiate It. Kevin Barrett (p. 3)

Dispatches from the Front: First-Person Essays on Teaching. The Politics and …

New Hampshire’S Claremont Case And The Separation Of Powers, Edward C. Mosca

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] "Court decisions involving the adequacy of public education raise some obvious separation of powers problems. These include the institutional competency of courts to determine what level of education is adequate and how much funding is necessary to reach that level, and the authority of courts to enforce such judgments. This article will examine these problems through New Hampshire’s serial education funding litigation, the Claremont case. [. . .]

I will start by briefly reviewing the history of education funding litigation because this context is essential to understanding the Claremont case. I will then undertake a limited review of the …

Myths And Poor Policy Affecting The Future Of School Superintendents, Theodore J. Kowalski

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

Across the country, state policymakers are acting to weaken professional standards for school superintendents. Nine states no longer require a license for this position and among the remaining 41 states, over half (54%, including Ohio) have provisions for waivers or emergency certificates and 15 states (37%, including Ohio) sanction alternative preparation programs for licensure (Feistritzer, 2003). Sadly, this trend toward de-professionalizing the most influential position in public education is being fueled by myths and unless it is curtailed, it will seriously damage our public education system.

Budget Fy 2006-2007, Swosu Administration

SWOSU Fiscal Year Budgets

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Budget FY 2007. Submitted July 28, 2006.

A Simple Gift? The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise On Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Advocate, May 2006, Vol. [17], No. [5], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Racism in Education Funding? Examining the SUNY and CUNY Funding Gap. Andrea Siegel (p. 1)

Proposed Contract Bittersweet for Long-Suffering CUNY Employees. Dan Skinner (p. 1)

Photo: Immigrants Rally in Union Square. Spencer Sunshine (p. 1)

From the Editor: The Advocate Year End Overcap. Spencer Sunshine (p. 2)

Would the Real Hoverer Please Sit Down? Ellen Zitani (p. 3)

On the Uses of Hipsters. Anonymous (p. 7)

Teaching at Sing Sing Has its Rewards for Prof. Kimora (p. 8)

MI IV: Life in the Family Cruise. Tony Monchinski (p. 9)

Review: The “War on Terror” and the …

Salaries For Arkansas Teachers, Sarah C. Mckenzie, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

Over the last twenty years, teacher salaries have become a prominent topic in state and national education policy circles. Many contend that an earnings gap between teachers and other college graduates has become substantial and widened over the last few decades (American Council on Education Division of Government and Public Affairs, 1997; Henke, Chen, & Geis, 2000; Olson, 2000). The debate over whether teacher salaries are adequate is certainly open as more research appears from those arguing to increase salaries and those arguing that education money should be spent elsewhere (for a discussion of the adequacy and equity of teacher …

Gender And Performance: Evidence From School Assignment By Randomized Lottery, Justine S. Hastings, Thomas J. Kane, Douglas O. Staiger

Dartmouth Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Levy Process And Your Constituents: Know The Issues, David Alan Dolph

Educational Leadership Faculty Publications

School levies and bond issues have dramatically increased across the country. State funding formulas that limit inflationary growth in revenue, more man- dates that require additional resources, and changes in tax laws all contribute to this growing phenomenon.

More and more, school boards are turning to their constituents for financial support through the levy process. School business officials and other education leaders are looking at a variety of approaches and techniques for increasing the likelihood of voters’ approving levies. One technique is to survey constituents to determine the issues foremost on their minds. Data collected through statistically accurate survey techniques …

Housing Price Determinants In The Lynchburg, Virginia Area, Benjamin L. Ferguson

Undergraduate Theses and Capstone Projects

The effect of certain variables on the price of a house is a subject that has been very widely studied. This paper attempts to generate a pricing model for houses in the Lynchburg VA, area using the physical characteristics of a home and other locational variables. The model will attempt to create a representation of the housing price equation for the market in the area. The results of the equation will allow the ability to predict future housing prices in the market, given certain physical and locational values that are similar for the area. 3

Advocate, March 2006, Vol. [17], No. [4], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Anger, Warnings, and Grim Talk at the GC Community Meeting. From Floppies to Flash Drives: The Future of Info Resources. Dan Skinner (p. 1)

The GC Bar: A Requiem. Dan Skinner (p. 1)

Guest Editorial: My Kittens… Your Money. Jameel Haque (p. 2)

Academic Repression in the First Person: Warning! Warning! Danger! Danger! Michael Bérubé (p. 3)

On Getting Involved. Chang Wojtkowski (p. 4)

It’s Nice to be Mean. Dan R. Quiles (p. 4)

Promises & Problems: Howard Stern’s Move to Satellite Radio. Tony Monchinski (p. 5)

Neither Occupation Nor Political Islam: A Secular, Democratic, and Progressive …

Advocate, February 2006, Vol. [17], No. [3], Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Temporary Reprieve for GC Tuition Hikes (p. 1)

Miguel Malo Gets Slap on the Wrist (p. 1)

Carol Lang Case Still in Arbitration; Hearings Closed (p. 1)

A GC Bar? It’s True. Dan Skinner (p. 1)

From the Editor: The CUNY Graduate Center as Bastion of Conservatism (p. 2)

Academic Freedom Group Finds “Climate of Fear” at Hunter (p. 2)

Correction (p. 2)

Academic Repression in the First Person: “Dangerous" Academics: Right-Wing Distortions About Leftist Professors. Robert Jensen (p. 3)

Masthead (p. 2)

Sex, Love, Relationships: An Advocate Special Issue

Rational Romance (or Systematic Sex). Roderick Graham …

Child Schooling In A Community In Transition: A Case Of Scheduled Tribe In Andhra Pradesh, India, Venkatanarayana Motkuri Mr.

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Education In Tajikistan: A Window To Understanding Change Through Continuity., Sarfaroz Niyozov

Book Chapters / Conference Papers

No abstract provided.

Fourth Annual Henry Lecture: Families Alone: The Changing Economics Of Rearing Children, Elizabeth Warren

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.

Socioeconomic Characteristics As Factors Of Academic Success On The Exame Nacional De Cursos Among Undergraduate Students Of Selected Study Programs In Brazil, Josmar Sionti Arrais De Matos

Dissertations

This study investigated the possible relationships among socioeconomic characteristics as factors influencing the success levels of Brazilian students. Data were provided by the 2002 Exame Nacional de Cursos [National Examination of Study Programs], or ENC , in five cursos . For this study, the following programs, representing three levels of prestige, were selected: low (Modern Letters and History), middle (Law), and high (Medicine and Dentistry). The purpose was to gain a deeper understanding of the issues associated with relationships among various socioeconomic characteristics, as well as to gain a more global understanding of the implications of the socioeconomic process as …

Reply To Elizabeth Warren, F. Stephen Knippenberg

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.